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Assuming that coal is essentially pure carbon, each 12 kg of coal will combust to form 44 kg of carbon dioxide (C+O2 -->CO2) a bit more than 3 times as much carbon dioxide as coal. A ton of carbon will burn to form about 3 tones of carbon dioxide.
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How many pounds of coal yield the same energy as a barrel of oil?
A barrel of crude oil has 5,800,000 Btu. A typical short ton (2,000 pounds) of coal has 20,754,000 Btu. Therefore, 559 pounds of coal would equal one barrel of oil in energy.
What does one liter of liquid CO2 weigh in pounds?
Is that a trick question? CO2 does not have liquid phase as it goes from solid to gas
How much CO2 emitted by burning one pound of tire?
Around 3 pounds of CO2 are emitted by open air burning of one pound of tire.
What are the two chemicals that form after coal is burned?
If you do it right, you only get one : CO2 If its a lean fire, then you may also get CO
How much coal is used?
Coal is used many times. Coal is one of the reasons for the hypothesis of global warning. Over 7000 million tons is used per year
How many pounds of CO2 are emitted by burning a gallon of gassoline?
Each gallon of Diesel Fuel makes 22.2 pounds of CO2
How many pounds of coal yield the same energy as a barrel of oil?
A barrel of crude oil has 5,800,000 Btu. A typical short ton (2,000 pounds) of coal has 20,754,000 Btu. Therefore, 559 pounds of coal would equal one barrel of oil in energy.
How much does one piece of coal weigh?
coal whieghs about 20-30 pounds
What is important to prevent from pullution of environment by producing coal electricity?
When burning coal to generate electricity, carbon dioxide (CO2) is formed. CO2 is one o the greenhouse gases supposed to be causing climate change. Sequestration of CO2 is where the CO2 is captured and returned to the earth for storage. This prevents the CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere and potentially causing climate change.
What does one liter of liquid CO2 weigh in pounds?
Is that a trick question? CO2 does not have liquid phase as it goes from solid to gas
How does the burning of coal contribute to the greenhouse effect?
Increases in greenhouse gases are causing our planet to trap more heat and thereby warm up. CO2 is one of the primary greenhouse gases, by quantity. Additional atmospheric CO2 comes primarily from the oxidation reduction of coal and petroleum. Coal is mostly carbon, and burning coal combines this carbon with atmospheric oxygen to form CO2. Humans currently release over 40 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year, where it lingers, inevitably resulting in climate change.
How much CO2 emitted by burning one pound of tire?
Around 3 pounds of CO2 are emitted by open air burning of one pound of tire.
What are the two chemicals that form after coal is burned?
If you do it right, you only get one : CO2 If its a lean fire, then you may also get CO
How many CO2 moles comprise one mole of CO2?
6.02 ten to the power of 23
What is 200 billion pounds of coal converted into tons?
200 billion / 2000 (that is the amount of pounds in a ton) = one hundred million
What source of energy is the dirtiest?
it depends on if you are talking about CO2 pollution or others. coal is the number one pollutant of Co2 although current hydrogen power is just about as dirty as whatever is used to separate hydrogen from oxyen atoms.
Why are cars bad in terms of the greenhouse effect?
One gallon of gas emits 19.4 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere. If you observe drivers on a freeway, you will notice that almost all of the passenger vehicles contain a single occupant. One person per car. So a forty mile journey by a Hummer that gets 12 mpg emits 65 pounds of CO2. Passenger buses only get 8 mpg, so would emit nearly 100 pounds of CO2. But passenger buses typically carry 20 or more passengers, so 100/20 works out to only 5 pounds of CO2 per person, versus 65 pounds for the dude in the Hummer.
